Mangalore: The government has announced the reservation for the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor with the five months remaining for Mayoral elections. The government stated that Mayor has been reserved for a general category (woman) and that of the Deputy Mayor for general category. The government published a gazette notification related to reservation in […]
Mangalore: There was a time under the British even up to 1950 when south India was one single Madras Province, with DK at the west end of it, when lawyers having cases to placed in Madras high count, used to eatch trains going to Madras (say Mail or Express) and return after the cases are […]
New Delhi: After two adjournments of the Lok Sabha, the government finally tabled the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill in Parliament today, well past the scheduled time of 2 pm. The BJP, Anna Hazare’s team of activists, and Lalu Prasad Yadav have all rejected it for different reasons. The Bill will be debated on December 27 after […]
Mangalore: The All India Beary Parishat in a meet on Friday has urged the UPA government to provide 8% internal reservation to backward Muslim population, within OBC reservation quota (of 27%). The parishat working President, B.A. Mohd. Haneef released this information to Press reporters on Dec 9. Muslims have a reservation in local bodies’ elections […]
Mangalore: Now that Rajani Dugganna will lay down office with only Car Street widening work to her credit, there is competition within BJP, as to who will be elected the Mayor or first citizen of Mangalore on Feb.28, according to categorized reservation, prescribed by state govt. There is a possibility of a contest between two […]
Bangalore/New Delhi: There are reservations in various spheres, like govt. service, assembly/Parliament membership, employment and education for backward classes, women, ex-servicemen, minorities, even handicapped persons. But in Haryana state, reservation is provided upto 67% for menfolk! This in a society dominated by men only there. The reservation is given in govt. service and in the […]
Mangalore: Mayor Rajani Dugganna is retiring on Feb.21, and the number of candidates for the post from BJP is on the rise among backward classes. Ganesh Hosabettu got the first chance as belonging to backward ‘A’ class, and Shanker Bhat succeeded him from common category as a senior man (Brahmin). Presently in the third term, […]
Mangalore : BJP State Vice President Sulochana Bhat in the press meet held at District BJP Office on Dec 28, Tuesday said that around 3659 BJP candidates contesting in the Taluk panchayath and Zilla Panchayath election and out of which 218 are BJP Women candidates. She also said that The BJP party has given an […]
The MLA ‘s, Zilla and Taluk panchayat leaders were present during the reservation polling process to make the process transparent without having any secrecy, said Additional Deputy commissioner Prabhakar Sharma. After the successful gram panchayat election held at Mangalore Taluk, he was speaking while announcing the reservation for the president and vice president post for […]
